Companies are more global and employee groups more diverse than ever before. Being a good communicator is important. Learning a language may be a good start in improving cultural communication skills, but it is not enough. You also need to pick up on nonverbal skills because it is an important part of getting to know how other cultures convey messages. Also, gestures may mean completely different things in different countries. Cross-cultural competence also comes in to play in management styles. For example, participative management may not be the best solution to use in some settings. (LO: 4, Learning Outcome: Recognize the complexities of cross-cultural information differences, especially communications, AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity Understanding)